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UNLABELLED: The knowledge about lipid profile particularities in patients with atheromatous cardiovascular diseases may have therapeutic and prophylactic implications. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Study included patients with acute myocardial infarction (IMA) and stroke (AVC), cared in Cluj-Napoca's hospitals. RESULTS: The patients with IMA were from urban area in 76% of cases, 72% were males and 58% had arterial hypertension to. Cholesterolemia over 240 mg% level had 11.9% of patients (17.2% female, 9.8% male with IMA), HDL-cholesterolemia less then 35 mg% had 33.4% of male patients and less then 45 mg%, 64.1% of female IMA patients. Patients with AVC were only male who provided in 59% of cases from urban area, had age average of 63 years old, and 82% of them had arterial hypertension to. The average levels for cholesterol were higher in AVC patients (218.6 mg% from urban area, 211.3 mg% from rural area), for triglycerides were higher in patients with IMA and AVC from urban area. High average level of HDL-cholesterolemia had patient with antecedent alcohol consuming (49.5 mg%), women with IMA (45.09 mg %) and in contrast the smokers had the lowers levels (38.37 mg%).